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Where does “ipercorrettismo” come from?

ipercorrettismo (Italian) comes from Italian ipercorretto, from Italian corretto, from Latin correctus, from Latin corrigēre, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — resin, gum; to say, speak.

ipercorrettismo (Italian): hypercorrection

Definitions

  1. hypercorrection

Ancestry of “ipercorrettismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianipercorrettohypercorrect, overcorrect
2Italiancorrettocorrect; corrected; past participle of correggere
3Latincorrectuscorrected; straightened; improved
4Latincorrigēre—
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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